Folding box.



A. NEMEDY.

FOLDING BOX.

APPLICATION man oec. l. 1915.

19224493, Patented May/'1,1917'.

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ALEXANDER NMEDY, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK.

FOLDING Box.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1917.

Application led December 1, 191,5. Serial No. 64,487.

To all whom/t may concern:

Be it known that l, ALEXANDER NMEDY, a subject ofthe King of Hungary, residing at Yonkers, in the county yof Westchester and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Folding Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toy improvements in containers and particularly to types capable of being folded into relatively small compass. l

The principal object is to provide a box of this type that is as substantial and strong as a box made in the usual manner and in which the walls are held erect when desired or collapsed at will.

Another object is to provide a box that is inexpensive to construct and which will stand rough handling when in use without damage. c

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this invention, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a box made in accordance with the invention, the cover shown in broken lines only so that the interior of the box can be seen.

Fig. 2 is a partial elevational partial sec-V tional view, showing the box in a folded or collapsed condition, same being taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View of the same, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental, sectional view, showing the arrangement of the side wall engaging detent.

The box as shown is preferably rectangular in shape, made principally of wood with reinforced metal corners.

At the ends of the bottom plate 10 are rigidly secured transverse cleats 11, their height being equivalent to the thickness of the sides, 12 and 13 respectively at the front and back, which are connected to the bottom by means of hinges 14 so as to stand upright or fold over upon the bottom.

The ends 15 are secured on top of the cleats 11 by the hinges 16 and extend past the sides at each end. Spring detents 18 are set in the inside of the end elements, adapted to snap outward and engage the sides when the box is in position for use holding them erect, while the'ends of the sides perform a similar function for the end elements.

Secured to the top edgeof the backside element 13 is an angular strip 20, its inturned flange 21 being positioned above and parallel with the side edge, forming an open channel 22. Similar strips23 are attached tothe end elements 15, their flanges 24 also forming channels 25 in connection withthe tops of the end elements.

Other metallic angles 26 and 27 are firmly secured to the four vertical front and back edges of the end elements, having flanges 2S and 29 extending past the end walls and used as abutments preventing an undue outward movement of the sides 12 and 13.

The front side 12 is lower than the back and the flanges 2S of the angles 26 are notched as at 30 to suit the side, the height of the flanges being such as bring their tops 32 in register with the lower member of the end channels 25.

The cover of the box consists of a flat rectangular plate 35, adapted to be received within the channel 22 at the back of the box and 25 at the ends.

Along the bottom of the front edge of the cover is secured a strip 36 suited to fill the space between it and the top edge of the front element 12 so as to form a complete unbroken container when in an assembled position.

When so assembled, the cover is held in place by any ordinary means, as the staple 37 and swinging hasp 38, in such manner that the parts can be locked together by a pad-lock or otherwise as may be desired.

When the box is collapsed, as for storage or transportation, the front and back side walls are folded downward upon the floor 10, the end elements 15 folded thereover, and the cover held in position over the end and side walls by means of the hook catches 39, one of which is shown at the front, and two at the rear, the same engaging with suitable eyes 40, permanently secured to the cover. When these hooks are not in use,

.they are maintained by the eyes 41 as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

When it is desired to make use of the box, the end elements are raised vertically, the front and back swung outwardly against the flanges 28 and 29 respectively, whereupon the spring detents 18 move outwardly, holding the four walls rigidly in a relatively proper position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let.

ters Patent is Y In a folding boX, the combination of a bottom, side walls hinged thereto and foldable thereupon, one of said side walls being higher than the other and provided on its inner top edge with a strip having an inwardly projecting retaining flange, transverse cleats the height whereof matches the thickness of the side walls rigidly secured to the opposed end margins of the inner face of the bottom, end walls hinged to said cleats and foldable inwardly, strips attached to the outer faces of the top margins of said end walls and having inwardly projecting retaining fianges forming channels with the top edges of said walls, the said flanges being in the same horizontal plane as the aforesaid retaining fiange of the side wall, strips attached to the vertical margins of the end walls and projecting inwardly at right angles therefrom to maintain the side walls vertically when erected, spring detents attached to the inner faces of the end walls and adapted to engage the side walls, and a top slidable in the channels and engageable with the side wall retaining flange, said top having a flange on one side edge of sufficient length to meet and complete the shorter side wall.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALEXANDER NMEDY.

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